Head to head
Mats Valk vs Carter Kucala
Two careers, 77 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Mats Valk (Netherlands) and Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 77 rounds across 6 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mats Valk leads Carter Kucala: 56 finishes in front to 21.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 10, Mats Valk in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Mats Valk single | average | Carter Kucala single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.74 | 6.20 | 4.71 | 6.49 |
| 2×2 | 0.56 | 1.92 | 0.62 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 20.30 | 24.10 | 22.82 | 28.49 |
| 5×5 | 42.33 | 49.41 | 47.11 | 53.32 |
| 6×6 | 1:22.91 | 1:36.53 | 1:31.34 | 1:42.68 |
| 7×7 | 2:19.63 | 2:24.44 | 2:28.11 | 2:39.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:32.56 | 2:07.74 | 15.99 | 20.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 27.33 | 18 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.23 | 12.02 | 7.70 | 9.45 |
| Clock | 10.58 | 13.66 | 3.44 | 4.46 |
| Megaminx | 41.71 | 49.23 | 40.15 | 45.38 |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 5.73 | 1.38 | 1.90 |
| Skewb | 4.84 | 8.01 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Square-1 | 10.90 | 14.24 | 4.55 | 7.41 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 7:43 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 59:01 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 77 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Mats Valk | Carter Kucala | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.53 | 8.15 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 7.72 | 7.04 | Carter Kucala |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.89 | 7.65 | Carter Kucala |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 26.06 | 36.01 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 52.14 | 1:02.84 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 5×5 | Second round | 53.18 | 57.77 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 1:40.88 | 1:52.77 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 7×7 | First round | 2:28.41 | 3:08.91 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | Megaminx | First round | 1:02.01 | 53.15 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 2.92 | 1.60 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.75 | 1.83 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 6.20 | 7.64 | Mats Valk |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.95 | 7.71 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.99 | 12.20 | Carter Kucala |
Full careers: Mats Valk · Carter Kucala. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.